Assessment and Selection Criteria for Land-based Investments

Assessment and decision-making tool for Local Government Units (LGUs) to validate, assess and regulate planned land-based investments and to identify and avoid possible adverse socioeconomic or environmental impacts of investment projects.

Tool includes:

Set of generic criteria for the assessment and scoring of a particular proposal

Instruction on how criteria can be adapted to particular context

Guide questions and recommendations for the assessment along selected criteria

The tool:

is developed through a participatory processes at various levels

can be adapted for application by related government agencies for large-scale investments

conforms to international standards and voluntary guidelines on responsible land based investments and governance of natural resources